The book Eve by Paul Young

[evangelist6589]

The author is Paul Young who wrote the "Shack". He is a heretic. I wouldn't use his books to burn if a fire even if I had no wood. However, if he is trying to peddle more junk theology of his veiled by his fiction then out churches need to be warned.

This I agree with. Why is this new book a best seller among the church and why are people not responding in droves to his false teachings?

 

[FrigidDev]

This whole thing is simply explained.

The author of this book is unsaved. More then that, he has his own agenda. He interweaves this agenda deep into the pages of his book. Simple.

For a christian to read it, he would need to be very careful, and take every sentence critically and with careful thought.

I would say the best way to spread a disease is through seemingly benign fiction. "Well of course it's fake, we don't believe it...". That may be true, but the seed of the author's agenda has been subconsciously planted by the time you finish your "entertainment experience".

Just like movies. They're filled with luciferian imagery and themes. Why wouldn't they be? Satan is known for deceiving...so of course he's going to pick the thing we consider harmless, to harm us.

 

[Internet Theologian]

I see you rated my comment "dumb" IT (thank you for not posting a rabbit picture...I know it's the same thing but at least it takes up less room).

What's up....hypocrisy got your tongue? Did you also not read or teach the book, yet chose to respond? Or do you take as doctrine such reviews?

Nope. No hypocrisy here my friend, so no, I didn't 'also' not read or teach the book. But that isn't all I alluded to, though you make pretense as to this only being valid to a cursory reader. I also mentioned the review as well, and yes, I read that.

 

[JonC]

Nope. No hypocrisy here my friend, so no, I didn't 'also' not read or teach the book. But that isn't all I alluded to, though you make pretense as to this only being valid to a cursory reader. I also mentioned the review as well, and yes, I read that.

I think we just got our wires crossed and were talking past each other. I was referring to the comments of the OP and not the review.

This is one heretical of a book read the book review above. Does anyone here read this book and or teach it? Given the amount of false doctrine promoted by some BB members it would not surprise me.

I don't know anything about the book itself. I read the review and if the reviewer is correct and his conclusions are accurate, then his warnings seem logical. Insofar as the book, what I mean is that I don't read that type of material. It doesn't appeal to me (I don't understand why anyone would read a work of fiction to understand what is plainly taught in God's own revelation....but I see it often in "study" guides so I grant it happens).

 

[just-want-peace]

The author is Paul Young who wrote the "Shack". He is a heretic. I wouldn't use his books to burn if a fire even if I had no wood. However, if he is trying to peddle more junk theology of his veiled by his fiction then out churches need to be warned.

Never heard of this book till this thread, but I did read a little into The Shack, and decided that this was one that I was not even going to give away - straight to file 13!!!
Obviously I will NOT be pursuing this one any further!

 

[blessedwife318]

This book has no business being in churches.

JonC as far as wondering why anyone would teach from it, we live in a world where a lot of stuff is taught and absorbed through fiction books. I remember how seriously people took the Divinci Code a decade or so ago. Or there was the Left Behind series where Tim Lahey was teaching his view of the end times through those books. Fiction is a very subtle way to get people to ask questions. And in the case of Eve the author want his audience to ask 'Did God really say...'
And yes I know of "churches" that have used fictional books for study.

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[Rolfe]

And yes I know of "churches" that have used fictional books for study.

Have heard of the same thing (the Frank Peretti books come to my mind), though I have not seen it first hand. I cannot help but think that churches that do so are motivated by a desire for fresh material to keep people's interest.